Hungry Jack's Spicy Jack's Fried Chicken

Spicy Jack's Fried Chicken is $10.80 and 3,025 kJ. It is the same thick crumbed fillet as the Classic version at the same price, with Signature Spicy Sauce replacing the mayonnaise. Fillet, lettuce and sauce on a toasted brioche bun, and nothing else.

The heat lives entirely in the sauce, which is a deliberate choice and it works better than crumb heat would. A spiced coating dries out and burns before the fillet is cooked through, and it delivers all its heat in the first second. A sauce spreads the chilli across every bite and keeps its edge right to the last one. What you get builds rather than spikes.

It is the same fillet underneath, so the thing that makes the Classic good is unchanged. Thick rather than wide, so the crumb has depth to sit on and there is enough meat to hold moisture. Protein is 36.1g, the same as the Classic, and among the highest on the burger board.

Where the two differ on paper is fat and energy. The spicy version runs 38.9g of fat against 48.3g in the Classic, and 3,025 kJ against 2,843 kJ, because the spicy sauce carries less fat than the mayonnaise it replaces. Sodium goes the other way, up to 1,316mg from 1,216mg.

Who it suits: anyone who wants a fried chicken burger with something behind it. The heat is present without being a challenge, so it works as an everyday order rather than a dare. How much is Spicy Jack's Fried Chicken has the same answer as the Classic, which makes the choice purely about taste.

Pair it with Large Frozen Drinks at $2.00, or go up to the Cheesy Bacon Spicy at $12.26.